makiu
1. (modifier) innumerable, numerous, countless - usually follows tini as an intensifier.
Ko ngā toa o ērā matua me hui mai hei matua māku, ahakoa tōna tini makiu, he kai nā te patu (JPS 1911:22). / Let the warriors of the battalions yonder gather round me as a battalion for me; although the enemy may come in its many thousands, it is but food for the weapon.
Synonyms: tuarea, maruru, mahamaha, makehua, rea, tini, tokomaha, maha, tuauriuri, papata, wene, rahi, huhua, nui, hira
